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Darren Archibald Suspended One Game
Jan. 25, 2016

The American Hockey League today announced that Utica Comets left wing Darren Archibald has been suspended for one (1) game as a consequence of a boarding incident in a game at Toronto on Jan. 24. Archibald was suspended under the provisions of AHL Rule…

Jan. 25, 2016

Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced today that the club has reassigned forward Mike Zalewski to the AHL Utica Comets. Zalewski, 23, has appeared in two games for the Canucks this season registering one assist (0-1-1) and two penalty…

Jan. 24, 2016

The Utica Comets had no answers for the Toronto Marlies offense in a 7-1 loss at the Ricoh Coliseum on Sunday afternoon. The loss caps off the Comets 0-for-2 weekend north of the border. Carter Bancks provided the goal-scoring for the Comets (1-0-1),…

Jan. 23, 2016

Special teams ruled the Ricoh Coliseum Saturday afternoon as both the Utica Comets and Toronto Marlies recorded multiple power-play goals in the Marlies 4-2 win. The Comets snapped an 0-for-10 skid on the power play and converted on their last two power…

Jan. 21, 2016

John Kurtz is known as a fighter in the American Hockey League, but what many don’t know is that for years, he’s been fighting off the ice trying to help another tough guy he knows. It all began eight years ago, when he was shocked to learn…

Jan. 20, 2016

Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced today that the club has signed forward Mike Zalewski to a two-way deal for the 2015.16 season, replacing his AHL-only contract. Zalewski has subsequently been recalled from the AHL Utica Comets…

Jan. 19, 2016

It has certainly been a wild two-and-a-half years for Comets fans in the Mohawk Valley.If you have not heard – (and how could you have not?) – the Utica Comets won for the 100th time in the regular season on Saturday with a thrilling 1-0 overtime…

Jan. 19, 2016

Over the weekend of January 7th, the 2004 Utica Jr. Comets Elite team had the opportunity to travel to Lake Placid, New York and compete in the prestigious Can/Am Hockey tournament. This year, the 2004 Elite team participated in the PeeWee division,…

Jan. 16, 2016

The Utica Comets and Travis Green made history with each notching their 100th regular season win with a 1-0 overtime thriller over the Albany Devils on Saturday evening at the Utica Memorial Auditorium. The 100th win came in the franchise’s 191st game,…

Jan. 15, 2016

Led by Joe Cannata’s 26-save performance, the Utica Comets beat the Syracuse Crunch 3-1 Friday night at the Onondaga County War Memorial at the OnCenter. With the win, the Comets snapped a seven game losing streak and take home a commanding lead…